Blog 10.2

From our discussions today we have delved into a new realm about the use of the cloud. Specifically the new frontiers that we are heading into as a society. These frontiers include conquests into personal space and virtual space. From here we can see that a large majority of our file sharing and consuming are coming together. Whether these new frontiers are for the greater good of our society is up for debate. Are these new frontiers becoming too involved in our lives and personel information? Should we have the right to protect these systems from accessing this personel information? What can we do to prevent this from happening and does it even matter if this information can be accessed to large scale companies such as google? All of which I don't really know the answer for but is up for a huge debate today. As we move further in the future we will probably continue to battle about rights to information and I dont think that there will ever be a right or wrong answer or a solution created.

Blog 10.1

Cloud Computing to me is this network of computers that all feed into each other to make a powerful computing system that allows for easier access and searching of data on the internet. To my understanding cloud computing uses a large amount of computers that are specific to their own set of data. That in turn works with all the other computers in a network and allow for fast, easy access to data which is all stored together. It allows for changes in storage data to occur because of the ability to lessen the usage in certain areas and the ability to increase the usage in others. Tensions/ issues that may arise is who gets to use the data storage, how it gets distributed and when they get it. We can see from the amazon.com example from the reading they use a lot of data the week after thanksgiving. If a situation occurs where systems within the cloud becomes overloaded at data could be lost and or computers could crash i think...

Blog 9.2

Exploring the various crowdsources on that long list provided to us I chose to explore different systems that would seem fun and interesting at the same time. By doing so my attention span towards the crowdsource wouldn't shift and I would find myself submerged in the source that surrounded me. First I started off in artigo a system that i though would interest me because of my art background, however I became bored of the project of tagging various artworks after the first go around. Possibly a result of me feeling like I wasn't doing it right. However I scored a 120 points... which who knows might have been good... I moved on from there though and dove into the world of eyewire.org. A system which is researching neuron mappings. Here I worked through various 3D interactive neuron puzzles that challenged my brain to figure out. It was fun and I also actually felt like I was contributing to something bigger than completing this assignment. I find that the interactiveness of the project interested me as well as the scientific backing of it made it feel like I was actually doing something. While participating I wasn't really thinking about how it felt to do it because I was fully concentrated in putting my best effort into the study. Afterwards I felt a bet accomplished and wondering if I would go back to this site ever again. What I have decided is that perhaps if I had some down time I would return. However I'd like to explore my options out there in the crowdsourcing world. It seems like there is something out there for everyone and that I may find something that would help me pursue some of my other deeper passions.

Blog 8.2

Before class today I used a couple of different technologies. First and foremost right this second I am using a desktop computer to write this blog. But I have also used my personel laptop as well as my smart phone which is an iphone. Within these technologies I have mostly used the internet, but have as well sent out a text message or two, chatted on instant messenger and checked my various social medias such as facebook, twitter and instagram. I have also used adobe flash to produce data which I then shared through google drive to a teacher of mine. Since the beginning of this semester the newest tool that I have started using is google drive and blogger. I have never really blogged before but recently this semester I have had to blog in a majority of classes. Prior to this class I have never used google drive before and now I have found that multiple of my classes use google drive to share files. It's made sharing data a lot faster and easier to do. Other technologies that I have used this semester include visitorsstudio.org, an online studio where artists can long onto and collaborate simultaneously in compiling digital works of art. Some of my passions include... -photography -video -visual arts -social media -web design -graphic design -applications I find that I am most passionate about trying to find a way to combined all of these various interests into a career of some sort.

Blog 8.1

Since the 1970's the internet technologies have evolved from being developed by the military and educational institutions to being developed by large scale companies. Initially these systems were developed from a centralized system created by AT&T but have expanded to take on the form of being decentralized and full out networks. Creating end-to-end architecture systems that simplified the network. meaning there is a simple system of computers in the center and all around apps are surrounding them and shared throughout the network. These developments will impact our ability to participate in future evolutions by furthering our development of the internet. I feel like we have moved a little bit further in the development of the internet through WIFI and the cloud which allows us to access and share data virtually anywhere. This discussion today has broadened my understanding of how these systems that I use on the daily function. They make me think about the possibilities for the future. And have me thinking about ways in which we can improve what we already have going on today. It's hard to think about because our systems are so refined and seem to work perfect. I'm interested in helping to figure out the next step of the internet and developing better interconnectedness between us.